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WestJet and JetBlue See the Value of the Upsell; Southwest Doesn’t
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JetBlue and WestJet both had separate announcements last week around the same basic idea. The airlines are cutting legroom in the back of the bus in order to create or expand a section with more…
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Cranky on the Web (July 30 – August 3)
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Priceline Now Sells American’s Preferred Seats—Here’s Why It Matters – Conde Nast Daily Traveler This may not seem like a big deal that you can now buy preferred seats on American via Priceline, but it…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Shakes Up Planning and Revenue Management
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Virgin America decided that it was finally time to shake things up. John MacLeod is the new head of Planning and Sales. There’s no doubt in my mind that the Planning side needed changes, but…
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Greener Skies Over Seattle Thanks to NextGen
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It’s time for another post in my series talking about the benefits of NextGen air traffic control. Last time, we were in New York, but this time we’re heading across the country to Seattle where…
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Allegiant To Start Flying A319s with a Lot of Seats
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Yesterday, Allegiant announced that it would add a third aircraft type to its stable. The airline’s first A319 will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year and Allegiant will take a total of…
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Delta Kills Comair, But What About Cincinnati?
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On Friday, Delta announced that it would shut down its regional subsidiary Comair. This has been expected for some time so the announcement wasn’t exactly breaking news. What was more interesting was how carefully Delta…
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Cranky on the Web (July 23 – 27)
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Virgin America Announces Elite Rewards Program – Fodor’s Here are some details on Virgin America’s new elite program for frequent fliers. Where Do Old Airplanes Go? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A fun piece on…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Sweet 717 Deal
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I’m not sure if you saw it, but Southwest said that it is actually going to pay the convert the 717s into Delta’s configuration so that the airplanes are ready to go. They’ll also do…
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JetBlue and Virgin America Go Elite to Court Big Money
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In case you missed it, JetBlue and Virgin America both announced earlier this week that they would be rolling out elite programs for their frequent fliers. What are the chances of that happening on the…
